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The Partnership for Public Service announced on July 19 that Josh Josa<\/a> of the U.S. Agency for International Development is the winner of the 2022 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals\u00ae<\/a> \u201cSammies\u201d People\u2019s Choice Award. The Partnership\u2019s Jordan LaPier<\/a> interviewed Josa, an inclusive education specialist, and discussed how he has leveraged U.S. resources and influence to promote educational opportunities in developing nations for children and youth with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more, watch the full video of this event on the Partnership\u2019s YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading the charge on inclusive education<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jordan LaPier and Josh Josa during the People’s Choice Award announcement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Josa has promoted educational opportunities in developing nations for children and youth with disabilities. His work has reached nearly 50 countries and has impacted more than 300,000 young people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am a third-generation deaf person from a deaf family, and education has always been a topic of discussion in my family,\u201d Josa said during his interview with LaPier. \u201cWe all recognize that education is so important and how those inequities often happen for deaf people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeeing a young person getting what they should receive and seeing them create their own future, having their life open up ahead of them, gaining the skills they need to be able to learn and connect with the people around them\u2014it\u2019s just indescribable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing curriculum and mindsets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the biggest challenge is people and their mindset thinking that disability is something that needs to be fixed or altered,\u201d Josa said. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of who we are and we need to address ableism, prejudice, discrimination and negative thinking against people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josa is continuing to work to create more inclusive and accessible educational opportunities in developing nations. To learn more about Josa and our outstanding Sammies finalists, check out servicetoamericamedals.org<\/a>. The Partnership will announce the winners of this years\u2019 Service to America Medals in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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